Drop D Tuning, I Have No Idea!

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Drop D Tuning, I Have No Idea!

meandmyguitar View Member Profile	Jun 20 2007, 11:22 PM
Jun 20 2007, 11:22 PM	GMC:er Posts: 10 Joined: 18-February 07 From: Malmö, Sweden	when you tune to drop D tuning are you suppose to tune all strings diffrently or is it just the thickest e. plus when i do that the e string is very tense (i don't know the word for it but i think it is tense) so it doesen't fell comfortalbe to play. please help me all my favourite songs are played in Drop D tuning. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

AIB234 View Member Profile	Jun 20 2007, 11:24 PM
Jun 20 2007, 11:24 PM	GMC:er Posts: 388 Joined: 5-March 07 From: Canada	From what I hear you just drop the low E string. It should not seem tighter... it should be looser because you're flattening it. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Ibanez RG350DX Alvarez RD8BR Behringer V-Ampire LX1-112 DigiTech JamMan

JVM View Member Profile	Jun 20 2007, 11:35 PM
Jun 20 2007, 11:35 PM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.878 Joined: 2-June 07 From: Raleigh-Durham, NC	In standard tuning, the 5th fret on the E string is an A, which a lot of people use for tuning (i dont know if you do) as if your E string is in tune the next thing to do is A. For drop D, you want to drop it down a tone so that the 7th fret of the E string is an A. [edit] to explain more fully, as you know the musical alphabet goes A BC D EF G (minus sharps and flats), so since you're starting at E (note the way I wrote it, F is one semitone sharp of E, so D is one tone flat of E) you want to "drop" it down to D. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! This post has been edited by JVM: Jun 20 2007, 11:39 PM -------------------- Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.

Ryan View Member Profile	Jun 20 2007, 11:48 PM
Jun 20 2007, 11:48 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.286 Joined: 14-March 07 From: Hutchinson, Kansas, USA	All you do is make your Low E go down to a D play the 4th string and the 6th string together to get the right pitch. Its easy!! You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- “Obey the principles without being bound by them.”

Smikey2006 View Member Profile	Jun 21 2007, 12:42 AM
Jun 21 2007, 12:42 AM	GMC:er Posts: 2.361 Joined: 27-April 07 From: London,ont	Tune Low E half a step down. My way of tuning it.. take a tuner, plug it in, play it until it says D You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Schecter Exotic Star+ Peavey VK Ibanez Xiphos 707 + Krank Revolution 100 Damien 7 Wishlist Schecter Customshop Schecter 2008 Blackjack Damage Control Timeline Delay Pedal/Distortion a laptop that runs protools :'(

JVM View Member Profile	Jun 21 2007, 01:01 AM
Jun 21 2007, 01:01 AM	Learning Roadie Posts: 2.878 Joined: 2-June 07 From: Raleigh-Durham, NC	QUOTE (Ryan @ Jun 20 2007, 04:48 PM) All you do is make your Low E go down to a D play the 4th string and the 6th string together to get the right pitch. Its easy!! Well you don't want it the same pitch as the D string, you might break your E string if you do that (that'd be tuning UP) but yeah the same note but not pitch. QUOTE (Smikey2006 @ Jun 20 2007, 05:42 PM) Tune Low E half a step down. My way of tuning it.. take a tuner, plug it in, play it until it says D You want it to be DADGBE, instead of EADGBE, so you need to tune it a whole step not a half step. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Gear: Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster, Gibson '67 RI Flying V, Mesa Boogie F-30 112 combo, crazy pedals.

FretDancer69 View Member Profile	Jun 22 2007, 07:52 PM
Jun 22 2007, 07:52 PM	GMC:er Posts: 2.442 Joined: 11-June 07 From: Honduras	QUOTE (Smikey2006 @ Jun 20 2007, 05:42 PM) Tune Low E half a step down. My way of tuning it.. take a tuner, plug it in, play it until it says D i think that works well. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- Playing Guitar Since: December 2006

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